2010 French Open - Contender in Focus - Elena Dementieva

The onset of the year 2000 welcomed a super talent of Russian Elena Dementieva when she reached the finals of the 2000 Sydney Olympics and finished runner up with a silver medal. A few years went by and the feisty Russian emerged as one of the most consistent and powerful players in the tennis circuit. When a player is backed by such a successful debut, the level of expectations is sky high. Similar is the story of Elena Dementieva who, despite being a front runner in the number of match wins in Grand Slam events, failed to go all the way...............................................................